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Monument designating the assault of 22 May 1863, is located on the steep slope between Union Avenue and Confederate Avenue on the left of side of Thayer's Approach (Park Tour Stop #6). Also a monument designating a sharpshooters' line located on the south side of Union Avenue approximately 0.8 miles west of Thayer's Approach (Park Tour Stop #6), and a multiple monument located on the south side of Union Avenue approximately 0.2 miles west of the Navy Memorial (Park Tour Stop #7). This unit was attached to Col. Charles R. Woods' 2d Brigade of Maj. Gen. Frederick Steele's and Brig. Gen. John M. Thayer's 1st Division, of Maj. Gen'ls William T. Sherman's and Frederick Steele's XV Army Corps, and commanded by Col. Francis Hassendeubel (killed during the siege), Lt. Col. John F. Cramer, and Maj. Francis Romer.
